Reservoir desk stand



July 26, 1938. N. D. FISH RESERVOIR DESK STAND Filed Aug. 2, 1937Patented July 26, 1938 RESERVOIR DESK STAND Ned D. Fish, Fort Madison,Iowa, assign: to "W. A. Sheailer Pen Company, Fort Madison,

Iowa, a corporation of Delaware Application August 2, 1937, Serial No.156,839

Claims.

This invention relates to a reservoir desk stand and has specialreference to a device for holding a penholder in a position for use, thepen nib thereof being immersed in writing fluid of the desk stand.

More particularly this invention relates to a casing having an openingwith a removable cover thereon, the cover having an apertured receptacleportion for receiving one end of the penholder, and a bottle for writingfluid having a well adjacent an open end thereon, the bottle beingsecured to the cover within the case and the pen nib carried by theholder extending through the aperture of the receptacle portion into thewell.

The present invention contemplates the use of an ordinary commercialbottle of writing fluid held in a position within a casing so that anauxiliary well within the bottle, preferably at the upper end thereof,is accessible for receiving a pen nib extending from the penholder, thepenholder being in turn received in a receptacle portion of a cover forenclosing an open end of the casing.

The above-referred-to commercial bottle is preferably a combined bottleand well in which the well is shaped and proportioned and so positionedwithin the bottle that it is especially adapted to supply writing fluidto the pen nib dipped or immersed therein, the well being small andnarrow, so that a small amount of ink will flll it to a depth sufllcientto submerge the pen nib of the average pen when the pen nib is insertedtherein.

More particularly the commercial bottle, which has been found to be,desirable for use in the present invention, has a neck provided with a,transverse wall forming an integral well arranged to be. filled bytilting the bottle( The bottle is detachably secured to the cover forenclosing the opening in the casing and depends therefrom within thecasing. The neck of the bottle is preferably threaded to engage thethreads of a recess below the receptacle portion for the penholder, theaxis of the receptacle portion being angularly disposed in the directionof the well to hold the pen in such angular position as is convenient tobe grasped by the hand in writing.

When it is desired to fill the well with writing fluid from the mainreservoir of the bottle, the

cover of the casing is removed therefrom carrying therewith the bottleand the assembly is tilted to permit the writing fluid from the bottleto pass into the well whereafter it is set upright in its position inthe casing. The receptacle to which the article is to be employed.

portion is provided with a shoulder on which one end of the penholderseats to seal the aperture thereof, there being releasable locking meansin. the receptacle portion for positively holding the pen holder againstthe shoulder to prevent displacement of the writing fluid from thebottle during the tilting movement.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter above described in which the penholder is always in positionfor 10 immediate use in writing and the pen nib is held during non-usethereof immersed in a body of writing fluid so that the pen is always inconditlon for immediate use. I

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the typeabove noted in which the usual commercial bottle of writing fluid may beemployed to provide writing fluid for a pen.

Other objects and'advantages will hereafter be more particularly pointedout and for a more complete understanding of the characteristic featuresof this invention, reference may now be had to the following descriptionwhen considered together with the accompanying drawing, in which latter,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reservoir desk stand embodying thefeatures of this invention;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the construction shown inFig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Fig. 2 showing a.modified form of releasable locking means for the penholder.

Referring now to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2thereof, the construction embodying the features of this invention isshown as comprising a casing ill having an elongated base portion ii anda centrally enlarged upstanding portion l2. The casing may be formedpreferably of a plastic or a composition material as a unitary member inone piece and may be provided along the bottom edge thereof with agroove lit for receiving other forms of writing instruments. Also theupper surface of the elongated base may be provided with recesses I4 forreceiving clips, pins and the like.

The casing l0 may be formed in any desirable shape and it may be givenany desired ornamentation, the present illustration merely beingdirected to a satisfactory commercial embodiment. Also, instead ofplastic or composition material, the casing may be formed of metal,marble or like materials consistent with the use The casing in has anopen upper end in the upstanding portion i2 thereof, which is suitablyenclosed by a cover I! preferably formed of the same material as that ofthe casing and provided with ornamentation conforming likewise thereto.The cover is provided with a receptacle portion iSa for receiving oneend of a penholder IS, the penholder seating against a shoulder l1formed by an aperture l8 of reduced diameter communicating with theopening in the receptacle portion. In the instance of the presentapplication, the aperture I8 is threaded to receive a threaded reducedextension IQ of the penholder ii. The penholder is inserted into thereceptacle portion and is threadedly engaged with the aperture It toprovide a releasable locking means for positively holding the penholder-l6 against the shoulder H to seal the aperture.

The axis of the receptacle portion lid is preferably angularly disposedand the angle of inclination is preferably such that the penholder isheld in a position which may readily be grasped by the hand forconvenience in writing, that is, in the same position as one wouldordinarily hold a pen for use in writing, so that subsequent adjustmentfor use is unnecessary.

A bottle 20 is provided within the casing and maybe of any desired sizeand shape. In the present instance, the bottle 20 is provided with arelatively large neck 2|, across which extends 8. preferably integralwall that cooperates in forming a well 23 within the upper portion ofthe bottle. The wall 22 is sloped or inclined to leave a shoulder 24,which prevents the last remaining writing fluid in an almost emptybottle from running back into the bottle as it might'otherwise do whenthe bottle is tipped in the act of filling the well. The shoulder 24, orin other words the top'edge of wall 22, is preferably located a shortdistance below a plane of the top of the bottle in order to permitwriting fluid from the reservoir to fill the well when a cap engages theneck of the bottle, or when the bottle is screwed into position on thecover I! of the casing.

The neck of bottle 2| is preferably externally threaded to engage aninternally threaded recess below the receptacle portion i5acommunicating with the aperture l8 thereof. A washer or gasket 25 may beprovided within the recess against which the top edge of the bottleabuts to seal the liquid within the bottle and prevent leakage throughthe threads thereof,

The transverse wall 22, as above stated, provides a well on one side ofthe bottle near the upper end thereof. The axis of the receptacleportion is angularly disposed in the direction of the well to hold thepenholder in an angular position available for immediate and convenientuse, the pen nib carried by the holder extending through the apertureiii of the receptacle portion into the well. The relation of the well onone side of the bottle and the disposition of the pen at angle Providesa Simple assembly having Y movable cover for said opening, said coverhaving a minimum of parts.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 3 of ceptacle portion lie, theend of the pen forces the split spring ring 26 to a diametersufileientto enable the shoulder of the penholder to pass therethrough,whereafter the spring ring contracts and seats on the upper end of theshoulder of the penholder to hold the lower end of the shoulder of thepenholder against the shoulder I la of the receptacle portion. Thus, theprovision of the split spring ring 26 provides a releasable lockingmeans in the receptacle portion for positively holding the penholderagainst the apparent to those skilled in the art without de-' partingfrom the spirit and scope of this invention and, therefore, the same isonly to be limited by the scope of the prior art and the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of a penholder,and a bottle for writing fluid having a well adjacent an open endthereof, said-bottle being secured to said cover within said casing andthe pen nib carried by said holder extending through the aperture ofsaid receptacle portion into said well.

2. In a device of the character described, in

combination, a casing having an upper end opening, a removable cover forsaid opening, said cover having an apertured receptacle portion forreceiving one end of a penholder, and a bottle for writing fluid havingan auxiliary well adjacent the top communicating with a main reservoirtherebelow, said bottle depending from and being secured to said coverwithin said casing and the pen nib earried by said holder extendingthrough the;1 aperture of said receptacle portion into said we 3. In adevice of the character described, in combination, a casing having anupper end opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of a penholder,and a bottle for writing fluid having a neck provided with a transversewall forming an integral well arranged to be filled by tilting thebottle, said bottle depending from and being secured to said coverwithin said casing and the pennib carried by said holder extendingthrough the aperture of said receptacle portion into said well.

4. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a rean apertured receptacle portion for receiving oneend of a penholder, a bottle for writing fluid having a well adjacent anopen end thereof, said bottle being secured to said cover within saidcasing and the pen nib carried by said holder extending through theaperture of said receptacle portion into said well, and means in saidreceptacle for locking said penholder therein to seal said aperturethereof.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an upper end opening, a removable cover for said opening, saidcover having an apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of apenholder, and a bottle for writing fluid having a well on one side ofan open upper end thereof, said bottle depending from and being securedto said cover within said casing, the axis of said receptacle portionbeing angularly disposed in the direction of said well to hold saidpenholder in such angular position and the pen nib carried by saidholder extending through the aperture of said receptacle portion intosaid well.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of a penholder, abottlefor writing fluid having a well in the neck thereof and connectingmeans externally of said neck for engagement with connecting means ofsaid cover to secure said bottle detachably on said cover within saidcasing, the pen nib carried by said holder extending through theaperture of said receptacle portion into said well.

'7. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of a penholder andan-internally threaded recess below said receptacle portioncommunicating with the aperture thereof, and a bottle for writing fluidhaving a well in the neck thereof, the neck of said bottle beingexternally threaded for engagement with' the threaded recess of saidcover within saidcasing and the pen nib carried by said holder extendingthrough the aperture of said receptacle portion into said well.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving one end of a penholder anda recess below said receptacle portion communicating with the aperturethereof, a bottle for writing fluid having a well on one side in theneck thereof, the neck of said bottle being removably secured within therecess of said cover within said casing, the axis of said receptacleportion being angularly disposed in the direction of said well to holdsaid penholder in such angular position and the pen nib carried by saidholder extending through the aperture of said receptacle portion intosaid well.

9., In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving a pen holder, a shoulderin said receptacle portion on which one end of said penholder seats toseal the aperture thereof, a bottle for writing fluid having a welladjacent an open end thereof arranged to be filled by tilting thebottle, said bottle being removably secured to said cover within saidcasing and the pen nib carried by said holder extending through theaperture of said receptacle portion into said well.

10. In a device of the character described, in combination, a casinghaving an opening, a removable cover for said opening, said cover havingan apertured receptacle portion for receiving a penholder, a shoulder insaid receptacle-portion on which one end of said penholder seats to sealthe aperture thereof, releasable locking means in said receptacleportion for positively holding said penholder against said shoulder, abottle for writing fluid having a well adjacent an open end thereofarranged to be filled by tilting the bottle, said bottle being removablysecured to said cover within said casing and the pen nib carried by saidholder extending through the aperture of said

